Waisea Nacuqu

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Waisea Nacuqu
Waisea Nacuqu 2018 (cropped).jpg
Date of birth (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthVotua, Ba Province, Fiji
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Notable relative(s)Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins)
Occupation(s)Rugby sevens player
Rugby union career
Current team Fiji rugby sevens
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Fiji 7s
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Waisea Nacuqu [1] (born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries. [2] He is well known for his speed and scoring tries.

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Nacuqu is from Votua village near the township of Ba near the bank of Ba River. [3] He refused to go back to school after Class 7 at Votua Catholic School and played Soccer for Tavua and rugby for the Westfield Tokatoka Barbarians in Nadi.

Nacuqu scored the winning try in the 2014 Tokyo sevens final against South Africa. [4] He was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5] [6] [7] He later won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [8] [9] [10] [11]

He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [12] [13] [14]

Nacuqu is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.

Awards and honours

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